CVE-2003-1480 describes a weak password hashing algorithm in MySQL versions 3.20 through 4.1.0, making it susceptible to brute-force decryption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality compromise, as an unauthenticated network attacker could recover passwords. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code for this weakness is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.20.32aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.20.32a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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